RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Injury Clinic Could Damage NIH Hospital, Board Warns
Political purposes “The space in which this protocol will be conducted, the vaccine evaluation center inside the clinical center, has been around for decades,” Green said. Like all protocols, it must undergo rigorous scientific and ethical examinations…
First person infected with rare Shamonda virus: what we know
An outbreak of Shamonda virus was detected in cows in Europe in July and is continuing.Credit: Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty A cancer sufferer in France has become the first person known to have contracted the Shamonda virus, after an outbreak in…
2 cases of active tuberculosis linked to San Francisco strip club
San Francisco health officials are investigating two cases of active tuberculosis linked to Crazy Horse, a longtime strip club on Market Street. “These efforts continue and at this time the risk to the general public is low,” he said in a statement. “If…
When I was 17, I helped my mother get pregnant. I hoped it would free me
During my senior year of high school, instead of developing a case of “senioritis,” I was hit with baby fever. My most difficult assignment was not the SATs, my college applications, or prom, but rather helping my mother through in vitro fertilization,…
2 cases of active tuberculosis linked to San Francisco strip club
A downtown San Francisco strip club is now part of a public health investigation into the spread of tuberculosis, a potentially deadly bacterial disease, city public health officials told NBC Bay Area. The San Francisco Department of Public Health said…
How you brew tea can have dramatic effects on heart health
I don’t know about you, but an increased risk of heart problems is definitely not my cup of tea. You may have heard of the many benefits of this miraculous drink, from improving mood and bone density to helping with longevity in Okinawa, “the land…
Are tomatoes a fruit?
Updated October 23, 2026, 10:40 a.m. ET Those of us who enjoy them know that cherry tomatoes on a salad can elevate the dish to the next level; that slices of steak tomato can turn a plain sandwich into lunch; or that Roma tomato puree makes the perfect…
Just like us, macaques seem to fear germs after an outbreak: NPR
One of the macaques at a Texas sanctuary, where researchers conducted tests to see if the monkeys had become germaphobic after experiencing a viral outbreak. Stéphane Kaufhold hide caption toggle caption I Stéphane Kaufhold In the early days of the…
US-funded plan to kill infants in Africa by withholding vaccines has been thwarted
This week, one of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s most malicious plots was finally stopped when police in Guinea-Bissau raided the offices of Danish researchers who planned to conduct a hepatitis B vaccine trial that would have endangered thousands of…
Dental Implants May Hijack Your Immune System, Scientists Find
For tens of millions of people, dental implants have replaced missing teeth with a full set of fixed, functioning teeth rather than removable dentures. However, an estimated 10 to 20 percent of implant patients eventually develop peri-implantitis, a…